INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Police in France on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of murdering his wife and four children in a knife attack early on Christmas Day, a
public prosecutor said.Their bodies were found on Monday night in a bloodied apartment in the town of Meaux, 40 km (25 miles) northeast of
Paris.Local prosecutor Jean-Baptiste Bladier said the mother and two daughters had been stabbed so many times it was impossible to determine
how many blows they had received
nearby town on Monday night
The prosecutor has opened a murder investigation.The children were aged between 9 months and 10 years
Neighbours told investigators they had heard screams during the early hours of Christmas Day
The alarm was raised later in the day after they failed to get any response from the family.The husband had a history of mental illness, the
In 2019, he assaulted his wife with a knife
She did not press charges and the case was dropped due to his mental health at the time.Investigators found medical documents and
prescriptions for anti-depressants in the family flat, the prosecutor said.Source: Reuters--Agencies
